To pray “Give us this day our daily bread” is to ask God to give us everything we need for the coming day. We all need our basic needs of food, drink, shelter, and safety met. We also need courage, patience, and wisdom to live into the Kingdom life Jesus has on offer. And we also need to experience more of Jesus as the bread of life, the one who can truly satisfy our every need.  

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Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

To pray, “your will be done” is to pray that God’s purposes be accomplished, what pleases him comes to pass, and that his commands and precepts are followed. Often God’s will for our lives is more about WHO we are becoming than WHAT we doing are or WHERE we are going.

Your Will Be Done

The Kingdom of God was the central theme of Jesus&apos; entire earthly ministry. But what exactly does it mean to pray, "Your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven?" Find out in this weeks episode.

Your Kingdom Come

To “hallow” means to holy-fy. Since God is already holy, he can never be made holier. What we are being taught to pray is, “Father, your name be treated as holy” or “Father, make yourself real here on earth as you are in heaven.”

Hallowed Be Your Name

This episode serves as the kickoff to our new series, "Teach Us To Pray," a 7-week deep dive into The Lord&apos;s Prayer from Matthew 6:9-13.

Our Father In Heaven

In Mark 4:30-32, Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to that of a mustard seed. Discover why this was likely confusing to his original listeners and why it tells us so much about how Jesus works in our world.

The Kingdom Is Like This

HOME - Part Two

The home is the first place we should be “Practicing the Way of Jesus Together” and is the testing ground for the genuineness of our faith. One of the major roles of a disciple of Jesus is to make other disciples and pass along the way to them. Because following Jesus is about a new way of life and not just a set of beliefs, the home is the perfect environment for discipleship. 

HOME - Part One

Think about a time this past week where you felt like you blew it, sinned against someone, or made a relationship more complicated. For example, “I blew it with my kid this week. I lost my temper and yelled when I should have been patient.” How is the Gospel good news in this situation? It starts with the simple truth that if we confess our sins God wants to forgive our sins. He also wants us to seek him for the patience we need to respond the right way. We also can rest in the fact we have a perfect heavenly Father who is always patient with us and always disciplines us towards our good. 

CONFESSION - Part Two

Confession means to announce what is true. In modern liturgies, this could include a declaration of faith or reciting a historical church creed, but confession can also be an acknowledgement of how we have lived contrary to God’s way. Confession is part of what it means to be a Christian.

CONFESSION - Part One

“By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little Children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” - 1 John 3:16-18 

ACTS OF LOVE - Part Two

God has called a family who are blessed to be a blessing. Discover more in this first part of our RHYTHM, "Acts of Love."

Acts of Love - Part One

Jesus showcases God’s grace over a meal in Luke 7:36-50. 

EAT & ENGAGE - Part Two

“The Son of Man came eating and drinking…” -Luke 7:34

EAT & ENGAGE - Part One

We continue on in our deep dive into REST for our Rhythms message series.

REST - Part Two

Elm City Church is a community of people who are interested in "Practicing the Way of Jesus Together." These messages are meant to be an equipping tool for that purpose. Discover more at www.elmcitychurch.com

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